Description |
x, 377 pages : : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Biographical Sketch of the Brothers Grimm -- The History of the Kinder-Und Hausmarchen -- The Nature and Meaning of Folktales -- Folktale Characters -- The Origin of Myths and Folktales -- The Sources of the Collection -- The Methods of the Collection -- Märchenkritik in the Context of European Romanticism -- Didactic Approaches to Folktales and Fairy Tales -- Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Grimms' Folktales -- Different Versions of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Subject |
Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.
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Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859.
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Fairy tales -- Germany -- History and criticism.
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ISBN |
0821410202 |
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